#menurkey

The Jewish Museum is home to the world's largest collection of Hanukkah lamps, including this "Menurkey" (menorah shaped like a turkey).

Don't get too excited, I didn't manage to get through the whole process. But for the whole day of Thanksgiving (Thanksgivukkah for us) I spent time with my family, cooked, baked, ate, watched Trading Places, which is one of the two best holiday season movies, ever, and lit the menurkey.

The menu:

Alton Brown's Classic Brined and Roasted Turkey

Southern Cornbread Dressing

Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Streusel

Roasted Green Beans and Shallots with Blue Cheese Vinaigrette

Cranberry-Apple Sauce

Potato Latkes

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Texas State Fair Pecan Pie

We planned ahead and bought our pecans for the whole season at Berdoll's in August, so we were blissfully ignorant of the whole there's-a-pecan-shortage-and-we're-all-going-to-die excitement. Sorry, folks, but we're having pecan pie at New Year's, too.

Also, this is the best pie crust on the planet.